Thank you for the shout out! I had no idea that the ACTFL conference was the start of your journey to 90% TL. I’m glad I had the opportunity to make that experience happen for you and your colleagues. I firmly believe that the attendance of our team at ACTFL will provide benefits to our program for years to come, and in many ways revolutionized the way we work as a K-12 department.

It is always the most sincere compliment when the mentee goes farther than the mentor ever did. I was one of those teachers you describe yourself as having been, the teacher who was afraid to go further with the TL and thus feels like they are primarily an entertainer and a facilitator of memorization. It is extremely gratifying that you found a way to not only improve student learning and attention but also to make the experience of teaching language more fulfilling. I am pleased to learn from you and to help you spread the word about your techniques in any way I can.